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Smith-Johnson Steamship Corporation, Smith & Johnson was founded by Howell B. Smith (1898-1979) and Algot W. Johnson (1900-1987) in 1921 in New York City. Howell B. Smith and Algot W. Johnson worked as ship brokers for the Munson Steamship Line before starting their own firm in 1921. Smith-Johnson Steamship Corporation's main work was as a shipbroker for Norwegian ships. During World War II Smith & Johnson operated ships to support the war effort, they also opened an office in New Orleans. Unlike other firms, they did not purchase any of the many surplus ships after the war. Smith and Johnson sold the firm in 1955, it continued to operate under other names till about 1982.
Howell B. Smith was born on July 4, 1898, in Rhode Island and raised in Norwood, New Jersey. Smith was in the United States Navy during World War I, from July 5, 1917, to April 5, 1921, Smith was a seaman on the USS Leviathan, a troopship. Smith second assignment in the Navy was as a coxswain with the 3rd Naval District in New York. Smith died on February 25, 1979, in New York City. Smith retired from Smith-Johnson Steamship Corporation in 1955. During World War II, from 1941 to 1944 he also worked at the emergency department the United States Maritime Commission. Smith-Johnson Steamship Corporation supported the war effort. Howell B. Smith also founded the Merchant Shipping Company.
Algot W. Johnson was born in Brooklyn, New York, on July 15, 1900. During World War I, he was for a short time in the United States Army. Algot W. Johnson's father, Charles Johnson, came to the United States from Sweden in 1891. Charles Johnson worked in a New York shipyard as a joiner. Algot W. Johnson died on October 19, 1987, in Palm Beach, Florida.